Supporting and Supervising Your Teaching Assistant (Paperback)

Introduction 1. Supervising the classroom team - who are you responsible for? - what is supervision? - government/legal guidelines 2. Delegating responsibilities - analysis of what can be delegated (within law, reason, preferences and purpose of school) - job descriptions for each TA based on their skills, training, experience, children's needs and legal contraints 3. Accountability - monitoring the quality of the TA's work - methods of observation and monitoring - setting priorities for improvement 4. Providing continuous professional development - treating your TA as an adult learner - making professional resources available - evidencing development (portfolios, etc) - NOS/HLTA standards 5. Reflective practice - being a reflective practitioner - helping your TA become a reflective practitioner 6. Communication - you and the TA - TA and TA TA and other teachers 7. Logistics - time (to prepare, plan, meet etc.) - evaluation - advocating for your TA Conclusion Appendix recommended reading useful websites/organisations - for teacher and TAs